After defeating Lingyun, Shi Lan felt no trace of pride. This was merely a phantom body Lingyun had left behind from her youth, not the Lingyun who had mastered the martial way.
Back then, Lingyun's understanding of the martial way had been far inferior to what it was now. Even though they were both only mortals in the flesh, the difference in their combat strength was like the distance between heaven and earth. With her current cultivation, Shi Lan had a tremendous advantage in challenging these once-young prodigies.
If she had truly fought using the strength she possessed back in the Body Tempering Realm, she would likely have died at Lingyun's spear in a single exchange, without even a chance to fight back.
"She really defeated Supreme Elder Lingyun!"
"Senior Sister is mighty!" one disciple cried out in admiration.
When they saw the rankings change, the crowd gathered around the arena erupted in an uproar. They had harbored some expectations, but now that Shi Lan had actually achieved this feat, they were still shaken.
"No wonder she was ranked among the generation's True Disciples as soon as she joined. I'm afraid our Spirit Martial Hall is about to produce another supreme powerhouse."
Among all the current True Disciples, only the chief of the first generation, Senior Brother Mo Lingshu, had made it into the top ten on the first crystal stele. He ranked eighth.
Even though Shi Lan's cultivation had now reached the eighth rank and her understanding of the martial way far surpassed the mortal level, this was still an astounding achievement. There had been eighth-rank powerhouses, and even those at the level of supreme beings, who had challenged the first crystal stele before, but the results had been poor. Some had failed even to leave their names on